noblewoman

[ noh-buh l-woo m-uh n ]

/ ˈnoʊ bəlˌwʊm ən /

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noun, plural no·ble·wom·en.

a woman of noble birth or rank.

Words nearby noblewoman

noble-minded, nobleman, noblesse, noblesse oblige, noblesville, noblewoman, nobly, nobody, nobody home, nobody's fool, nobunaga

Origin of noblewoman

First recorded in 1565–75; noble + -woman

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Examples from the Web for noblewoman

Any offence to a noblewoman is taken up by her entire following and is expiated in bloody fashion.
Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld
To my astonishment, suddenly I found myself, frightened victim, striving to comfort this noblewoman for my death.
Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle
He fell on his knees before the noblewoman and plead with her for mercy.
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories|Leo Tolstoi
Missy wasn't surprised to read she was a noblewoman, her name was Lady Sylvia Southwoode—what an adorable name!
Missy|Dana Gatlin

Well, my chick, suppose I were to make thee a noblewoman to-day?
Faustus|Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger

British Dictionary definitions for noblewoman

noblewoman

/ (ˈnəʊbəlwʊmən) /

noun plural -women

a woman of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat

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noblewoman

noun, plural no·ble·wom·en.

Words related to noblewoman

Words nearby noblewoman

Origin of noblewoman

Examples from the Web for noblewoman

British Dictionary definitions for noblewoman

noun plural -women